I Love Copenhagen

You know what? I've been a bit of a dumbass lately... well, maybe not lately, seems to be a recurring theme, but let's extend some grace for a moment. I keep thinking I need to either set up a photo shoot here at home, or travel somewhere exotic to find interesting things to photograph. The truth is, I'm genuinely fortunate to live in a gorgeous city with incredible architecture. Not every city looks like this. I've lived in some truly fugly places. Looking at you, Albuquerque. Maybe that was just my neighborhood, but yuck!

Copenhagen, though? Oh my, it's lovely. Here's Logan and me at Nyhavn, just last week, in the snow:

It is currently 8 degrees and sunny and I genuinely do not know what happened, it's like someone switched the "Spring" switch. Copenhagen in March does what it wants, I suppose. You've seen Nyhavn before. Everyone has. Google "Copenhagen" and this is basically all that comes up, which has always bothered me a little. Don't get me wrong, it's lovely. But it's one harbor. It's a postcard. It doesn't even begin to represent what this city actually looks like.

So why am I wasting the opportunity that's right in front of me every single day?

Okay, correction: not every day. Some days the weather is genuinely hazardous, and I also have several small dogs who absolutely do not want to be left alone. Ever. For any amount of time. Even when Logan is home, apparently he's just “the spare human” and it doesn't count. I'm the one who isn't allowed to leave. I may never pee by myself again.

Luckily, my dogs need to be groomed; expensive? Yes. Necessary? Also yes. And it provides me with a small window of time to do my own thing. A few glorious hours to enjoy. I admit it, most of the time was spent scarfing down some baked goods in a cafe, but I came home with this handful of photos, too! I didn't quite have time to make it to Nyhavn for a comparison shot, though.

The gorgeous building behind me is the Copenhagen Royal Ballet.

Standing since 1874, and it absolutely looks like it knows it. Italian Renaissance style, those sweeping arched windows, the columns, the ornamental details you could spend an hour just picking apart. It sits right on Kongens Nytorv, which is conveniently also the name of the metro stop, so if you're visiting and want to see it for yourself, that's really all you need to know. Hop on the metro, get off at Kongens Nytorv, cross the square, and look up.

I have walked past this building more times than I can count. Logan used to work in this area and we'd sneak off for lunch together, and even then it was just... the backdrop. That's the thing about living somewhere beautiful for long enough: it becomes wallpaper. I do it too, sometimes. We have a vast garden practically on our doorstep and I don't always stop to appreciate that it's genuinely one of the most beautiful parks I've ever seen. I certainly never had anything like it in Albuquerque. For some people this building is just part of their commute, and I completely understand how that happens. It just seems like such a shame.

If you're not finding this gorgeous, I genuinely cannot help you. For everyone else: yes, I know exactly how lucky I am. I hope your weekend is refreshing... with everything happening in the world, we could all use a mental vacation.

Here’s a weird video I tried making, it’s…clunky and sort of rubbish, but I tried! And yes, I have a YouTube channel that’s even less impressive than the video is 😆